Bauxite residue is the alkaline byproduct generated when alumina is extracted from bauxite ores and is commonly deposited in impoundments. These sites represent hostile environments with increased salinity and alkalinity ...

Sulphonates are often the major form of sulphur in soils where sulphate usually represents less than 5% of the total sulphur. The use of sulphonates as a S source is limited to a functional bacterial guild. However, fungi ...

The publication of ‗Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation‘ (2006) by the Irish Government and of ‗Task Force on the Physical Sciences‘ (2002) recognises the decline in the number of students taking up sciences ...

The fundamental basis of herd health planning and disease control is a science-based risk analysis. A disease risk analysis involves examining the probability of a disease occurring and the impact of that disease should ...

Brewers’ spent grain (BSG) is a low-value co-product of the brewing industry produced in
large quantities annually. This paper reviews the existing evidence regarding the phenolic
component of BSG, focusing on composition, ...

The Burren region (inclusive of the Aran Islands) in western Ireland is an example of a prime landscapes that hosts internationally rare bumblebee species, such as Bombus muscorum. For the conservation and survival of ...

The main wood degraders in aerobic terrestrial ecosystems belong to the white- and brown-rot fungi, where their biomass can be created on wood decay only. However, total sulfur (S) concentration in wood is very low and ...

The rapid diagnosis of Equine Influenza (EI) is critical to the implementation of control measures. In this study, two rapid antigen detection (RAD) kits and three ELISA kits were evaluated as diagnostic aids in the detection ...

Caseinophosphopeptides (CPP) were detected for the first time in ileostomy fluid, collected at 2 h intervals for 10 h post milk and CPP ingestion, from human volunteers with an ileostomy. The level of CPP present in ileostomy ...

The early and rapid detection of the Enterobacteriaceae, Staphylococcus
aureus and Listeria monocytogenes is desirable to prevent foodborne outbreaks. In
this thesis, novel molecular and flow cytometric based methods ...

Background: The C10 family of cysteine proteases includes enzymes that contribute to the virulence of bacterial
pathogens, such as SpeB in Streptococcus pyogenes. The presence of homologues of cysteine protease genes in ...

Sampling of the macrofungal sporocarps, ectomycorrhizal morphotypes and
vascular plants was carried out in 28 plots from four forest types (ash, oak, Scot’s
pine, Sitka spruce) between the years 2007 and 2009. A total ...

Background: Bacteroides fragilis and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron are members of the normal human intestinal
microbiota. However, both organisms are capable of causing opportunistic infections, during which the
environmental ...

The effect of the level or source of dietary protein or protein-derived peptides on Ca absorption is
not well understood. We determined, therefore, the influence of habitual dietary casein level,
meal casein and meal ...

Good health of the racing horse is essential to optimal training and, thus, high levels
of performance. However, epidemiological research has shown that respiratory disease, especially in young horses, is an important ...

Artificial Insemination (AI) is the single most important tool in facilitating the genetic improvement of dairy cows. Both frozen and liquid semen are used in AI, however the majority (~95%) of insemination doses worldwide ...

The effect of thawing at 4ºC or ambient temperature (~20ºC) on the indigenous microflora of commercial regular
salt (0.6-1.3% w/w) frozen ready meals was investigated. In a separate trial, the microbial quality of regular ...